Rotherhithe Tunnel Construction
Rotherhithe Tunnel Construction
Record No
119417
Title
Rotherhithe Tunnel Construction
Description
Construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel (1904-08) by cut-and-shut, Ratcliffe, looking north-west. A man stands next to the boiler on a steam driven crane which runs on rails above the construction works. In order to construct the tunnel a terrace of houses fronting Broad Street, from Butcher Row in the east to The Orchard (renamed Ratcliffe Orchard) on the west (on the left of the picture behind the crane), was demolished. The large building in the centre, with wooden barrels stacked in an elevated gangway and a chimney in the background, is the remains of Batger & Co. Metropolitan Confectionery Works which also had to be partially demolished during the works. Batger's main factory in Stepney manufactured jams, bakery sundries, sweets, and toffee. The best-known products were Chinese figs, Silmos lollies, Jersey Caramels, and John Peel marmalade. Once the construction of the tunnel was completed a roof was put on the tunnel and the area returned to light industrial use. The photograph is stamped "Nov 6 1907".
Date of execution
1907
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_395_BB6943
London picture map location
Exact
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